The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-02
N Ews AND GOSSIP ABOUT DUE WEST.
Pencil Points and Personal Dots
About our Colleges.

DUE WEST, Jan. 81. 1887.
Last Thursdy was observed as the day o
! Prayer for Colleges Services where held il
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church
The Due West Missionary Society will hpl'
ITS regular monthly meeting Thursday even
| ing of this week.
/ He will buy your dry cows and winter them
and then ship them to Charleston. He tool
several from here last week,
! The genial smile on the genial face Oh INT
us one day last week.
Miss CLAUDIA Ellis was at home last Sabbath
! to see her mother.
Mr.. NJ. NJ CiinkScalcS has returned to Du
! West from Arkansas.
One of our venerable citizens walked sever
nj miles into the country IL few days since II
order TO get q ride back TO town.
Have you seen Jess. Hardness photo
! Look at the post. Office. 1t Is q very good de
script on of what he will be the coming sum
mcr.
in town scllnga force pump of All improrct
pattern. Mr.. y. d. Kennedy has one In HI
well.
Messrs Theodore G. Baker and Washington
Black. OF the PhOcniX like MI Carmel, spen
/, night in our pretty little town last week.
The derailncnt of n freight train last weeE
delayed our mail matter some fifteen hOIrs.
Col j. W. Power has been looking after tht
needs OF Il friend, and met with success. NJ
man has n more liberal heart than he.
Mr.. Bnbb L. Clinkscalcs is still picking cot
ton. Not because he has made SO much, ol
that ne was too indolcnt bnt from the fact
4 goodly number. of visitors attended tht
celehrat ion in the Philomathean Society.
Rev. w. +. Pearson went to Greenvillt
church Friday to attend the burial OF Mis-
! MIR. W. Ira McDavd, one Of our most pro
missing young men returned from Cnlumbl'
last Friday, where he had been to stand ar
examination for n civil service in Washing
ton D. C..
Rev j o. Lindsay, D. D., preached an able
sermon in the Baptist church last Thursday
night. Not only ihe Preshytcr3ns, but many
probable he will preach twice month in the
same house II is treat TO hear him.
Mr.. NJ. b. McGce and wife. OF r, Walnut
Saturday prevented them from going tc
First creek. On Sabbath morning Mr.. Mc(iee
by invitation took charge of the Sunday
school in the Baptist church, and gave us O
snort but exceedingly pleasant little talk.
It is said that Mr.. j. o. McClain is in luck =
that the negro he arrested for stealing MI
Fow'ler'S horse, and who had AZ the time q
his arrest a horse belonging TO Mr.. NJ. a: Hot
and that Mr. McClan will get ffly dollars
reward from the authorities
Your correspondent was more than pleascr.
to see the editor last week, and hopes 10 read
Il full and graphic account OF the celebration
from his facile pen.
II was Mt the earnest solicitation of friends
that we induced Poof. !. /. Nc ain to let IL
have his excellent address tcf0rc thc fonng
Men Christian Association for publication
And we know the readers of the Press ana
Banner will thank him for allowing 1t to ap
pcnr in print.
The anderson journal has the following
pleasant notice OF our young friend Haddon
which we appreciate: Mr. w. {. I1nddon. OF
Due West, has recently purchased the DR.. Mil
ford place. in Hall township, and will make
his home there in the future. 1t is fine
place, we'll improved, and It's new occupant
will he n desirable acquisition TO Anderson
county.
Some of the lovers Of carly vegetables are
plantin: their gardens. This Is on the prin
ciple of The early bird catching the worms
But we have heard 1t said that the worm was
very foolish to be out so soon.
"A little learning is a dangerous thing,
has been proven In the case Of Ennch w
Lindsay, cnlorcd. who now lnngnsheS IN jail
in Greenville for forging school claims. While
the head is being cnducat"d. it should he tho
teachers great est aim to train the heart, and
if more Of this could he done. the enormous
amount OF crime of the different grades
would be greatly decreased.